Human progress having reached a high level through respect for the liberty and dignity of men, it has become desirable to re-affirm these evident truths:

• That differences of race, color, and creed are natural, and that diverse groups, institutions, and ideas are stimulating factors in the development of man;
• That to promote harmony in diversity is a responsible task of religion and statesmanship;
• That since no individual can express the whole truth, it is essential to treat with understanding and good will those whose views differ from our own;
• That by the testimony of history intolerance is the door to Violence, brutality and dictatorship; and
• That the realization of human interdependence and solidarity is the best guard of civilization.
• Therefore, we solemnly resolve, and invite everyone to join in united action.
• To uphold and promote human fellowship through mutual consideration and respect;
• To champion human dignity and decency, and to safeguard these without distinction of race, or color, or creed;
• To strive in concert with others to discourage all animosities arising from these differences, and to unite all groups in the fair play of civilized life.

ROOTED in freedom, bonded in the fellowship of danger, sharing everywhere a common human blood, we declare again that all men are brothers, and that mutual tolerance is the price of liberty.

Note: The Declaration of Interdependence was introduced into the Congressional Record on October 1, 1945 by Hon. Ellis E. Patterson.

Karim Ajania Nairobi, Kenya Munir Alzadjali Sultanate of Oman Student Xilene Arias Cali, Colombia Student "Interdependence is very important because people from different countries should interact with each other. They need to know about each other and their cultures. That way they can live together and help each other." John Averill Teacher Sandstone, West Virginia Patricia A. Durant-Barker Elementary School Aide Imlay City Michigan Charles M. Barker Imlay City Michigan William J. Bassett Rodrigo Bautista Mexico City, Mexico Delivery Man James Bishop Dallas, Texas Author/Educator Curtis Bok John Bold United States Magazine Publisher Conseula de Bonza Mexican Community Leader G. Raymond Booth Mayor Bowron Los Angeles, California Fletcher Brown Mayor Los Angeles, California Rehmatullah Budhwani Pakistan Student John Burton Edith Howe-Byrne New England, USA Poet John J. Cantwell Archbishop Ariel Cassady Dallas, Texas Public Relations Account Executive Celba Castillo Zacatecas, Mexico Deli Attendant Dr. Mary Ellen Chatwin Social Policy Advisor Tbilisi, Georgia (Caucasus) "In nations of the Caucasus, where even the origin of the word 'caucasian' was born, the ethnic groups are many and ancient, rooted in their traditions and uprooted by global processes. It is here that the need for interdependence is most manifest, where mosque, temple and church and countless languages survive side by side." Dr. Everett Clinchy President National Conference of Christians and Jews Kenneth Dwight Collier Waverly, Tennessee Disabled Mrs. Louis Conrad Edward Cook Ivana Corsale Italy Student Carlos Cruz Michoacan, Mexico Baker Melania Cruz Puebla, Mexico Baker Mrs. Ida Mayer Cummings Los Angeles Founder, Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging Diana A. Cunningham Midway City, CA student Mrs. Ena Curry Meyer David Jewish Community Leader Bette Davis Hollywood, California Actress Roni Dhaka Bangladesh Manager Tom Donaldson New York, New York Theodore Dreiser Mrs. David V. Easton Maria Flavia Faboada Brazil Student Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Actor Hollywood, California Jan Farley Advertising and Public Relations Johnston, Rhode Island Dr. E.C. Farnham Executive Secretary Church Federation of Los Angeles Valdemar Fernandes Porto Alegre, Brazil Soccer Coach "In the world today we need more interaction between people. Countries fight with each other for nothing, for their own selfish reasons. They should see that we are all interdependent." Lion Feuchtwanger Fernando Figueroa Treasurer William Dalton Fontaine Jr. Kilauea, Hawaii John Anson Ford Board of Supervisors Los Angeles County Mrs. Cecil Frankel S. Ganesan India Stephen Girard Charlotte, North Carolina Semi retired Cantor Leib Glantz leader Jewish Choir Dr. George Gleason Danny Gougeon Government Employee Montréal, Canada "If only all people of this world could be interdependent, we would learn to know each other and only then, perhaps, ignorance would stop and so terrorism, violence and wars." Carlos Carreras Grau San José, Costa Rica Mathematics Graduate Student "In these interesting and dangerous times that we live in today, we must look for much more than a globalization of markets and economics. Let expressions like The Declaration of Interdependence serve as the cornerstone of a globalization of justice and brotherhood. " Jose Alejandro Guzman Brooklyn, New York Musician

Dr. Eugene Harley Hina Haroon Pakistan Student Arthur Garfield Hays Iqbal Hirji India Student Edward J. Hobizal Houston, Texas Musician and Piano Teacher John Haynes Holmes Kevin Holstein Brokerage Analyst Toronto, Canada Herbert Hoover President of the United States June E. Howes Sandy Spring, Maryland Retired Bill Huff Portland, Texas Field Service Technician Chet Huntley Paolo Ianni Rome, Italy Student "Interdependence is a natural extension of human behavior. I believe that to grow people need other people." Monis Iqbal Pakistan student Mrs. Leiland Ahterton Irish Edwin L. Jefferson Judge Dayoung Jeon Korea Student Ronald Jimenez Santa Cruz, Bolivia Psychiatrist Minyoung Jung Korea Student Tariq Kafi Student Modesto, CA Roger L. Kennedy Teacher Dallas, Texas Mohammad Khan Bangladesh Student Kim Kyul Korea Computer Operations Alesia King Nashville, TN, USA Educator Harold Kingsley African-American Community Leader Jin Kyung Koh Korea Student Grace Lee Korea Student Jong Chan Lee Seol, South Korea Student Ju Hae Lee Korea Student "Because we cannot live without someone's help, interdependence is very important in our life. It is the best direction of concord." Myung-Hoon Lee Professor of Economics Korea University Robert A. Lester Akron, Ohio Student William Erik Liddell Pennsylvania, USA Teacher/Musician/Writer John Little Agincourt, Canada Author/Educator Alana I. Luchtman Teacher Lakewood, California Hubert J. Luchtman Teacher Long Beach, California Jesse Lynch UCSC student Santa Cruz, California Hugh MacBeth Egar Magnin Rabbi Thomas Mann Munich, Germany Author "All problems -- political, economical and cultural -- that occupy mankind today can be reduced to a single one: To find a new equilibrium of liberty and equality compatible with the new age." Dr. Stewart MacLennan Clergyman Clyde Marsh President League of Cities Amit Massey Indore, India Tennis Coach Peter Matlock Parent/Historian Charles Town, West Virginia Francisco J. Mayorga Jr. Global Entrepreneur Miami, Florida USA "Interdependence is important as it makes the part accountable to the whole and with new tools such as e-commerce, globalism and multiculturalism we will finally be ready to pave the way for our next journey together as one big family in the monumental tasks of space exploration and colonization." Harry Mazlich President KFWB Radio Halstead McCormack Leader Protestant Choir Davis McEntire Bleeker McGlendon California Housekeeper Mark Meiss Ph.D. student and network researcher Bloomington, Indiana Doc Miller Dr. Robert A. Millikan Scientist California Barbara H. Mitchell Seattle, Washington Librarian William P. Montague Professor Glaucia Morelli Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Manager Rickey Mullino Student Florida, USA Frank Murphy Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court Ali Nabhan Beruit, Lebanon Student

Levania Nash Leader African-American Choir Alma Negoita Romania Manager Assistant Nguyen, Thi Thu Nguyen Vietnam Student "A philosophy of interdependence is very important. With interdependence we can prevent wars andother bad things in life." Max Nussbaum Rabbi Margaret O'Brien Marcos Ocaña Madrid, Spain Teacher J.F. O'Connor Federal Judge Marluce de Oliveira Brazil Student Sira de Oramas Lima, Peru Machine Operator Laura Orsins Princess Elsa Osorio Colombia Student Phillip H. Owenby, Ph.D. Knoxville, Tennessee Educator/Consultant Ellis E. Patterson United States Congress Terence J. Paulson Fargo, North Dakota Retired Pavlina Pechekova Chzech Republic Student Milena Pereira Brazil Student Frank Peterson Larry Phenis Boise, Idaho Retired Raj Phillaura India Entrepreneur Dennis L. Pitts St. Joseph, Missouri Engraver Kraisorn Pumphaung Thailand Kathrin Rapp Germany Dr. E.C. Rarnham Raghuram Reddy Software executive South India Dr Gerry P Retief Durban, South Africa Veterinarian Dr. Christian Richard Christian Community Leader Rob Robinson Albuquerque, New Mexico Outside Sales Dr. Frederick Roman Sicco Rood Campus Web Services Washington State University Spokane Edward A. Ross Professor Lana Rotellini Ohio, USA "Will Durant's Declaration is as timely today as the day it was written. Tracing humanity from the primitive to the civilized reveals fascinating parallels in human problems and predicaments. Through edification we acquire indebtedness to other cultures for contributions we share in our human adventure and awareness that we are interdependent." John Ruane Holiday, Florida Teacher Max Schuster Founder Simon and Schuster Eric Scudder Attorney Samuel Sathya Valluvar Selvan Student Chennai, India David O. Selznick Film Producer Hollywood, California Maurine Simpson Upton Sinclair Author Dr. J. Herbert Smith All Saints Episcopal Church Pitirim Sorokin Professor Staci Stinson Bookkeeper St. Louis, Missouri Leopold Stokowski Dean Stockwell Actor Hollywood, California Tetyana Sych Kharkov, Ukraine Student Amy Tefera Adis Ababa, Ethiopa Customer Service Shirley Temple Actress/U.S. Ambassador Hollywood, California James G. Thimmes Elbert Thomas United States Senator Dr. C.C. Trillingham Wilshire Boulevard Temple Hubert S. Turner Major Pablo Velilla Colombia Musician Vincente Villamin Roger Wagner Leader Catholic Choir Althea Warren Librarian Los Angeles, California Mrs. Nellis White Nicholas Willmott Bookseller Wales, United Kingdom Shane Wittenburg Ottawa, Canada Civil Servant (Policy Analyst) Robert S. Woodworth Professor Hind Yanouri Berkane, Morocco Student Sim J. Yook Korea Student Robert Young Actor Hollywood, California

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